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Vice President Spence’s speech in Israel

Big Al
January 22, 2018

CUFI Talking Points
Vice President Mike Pence’s
historic Knesset Speech

Vice President Mike Pence made a historic speech at the Knesset this morning. Speaking to Prime Minister Netanyahu and Israel’s lawmakers, the Vice President honored Israel’s upcoming 70th anniversary and 3,000 years of Jewish history in Jerusalem and the Holy Land.

This was the first time in 10 years that a senior US Administration official addressed the Knesset since President George W. Bush spoke there to mark Israel’s 60th anniversary in 2008. The Vice President boldly spoke of the spiritual and political ties between Israel and the United States, and the common bond between our two countries created by people who treasured freedom and the faith of Abraham. He left no daylight between Israel and the United States, a marked change from the speeches we have heard from US officials during the last administration.

We were excited to hear President Donald Trump’s speech in December when he recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s official capital, and announced that the administration would begin making plans to move the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. Today, the Vice President reaffirmed the decision of the United States to recognize Jerusalem, and he announced that the Embassy would complete its move by the end of 2019.

The Vice President spoke of his hope that we have entered a new era of the peace process, and said the President believes it is possible to achieve peace between the Palestinians and Israel with the help of Arab leaders. Instead of chastising Israel for the lack of peace, as the previous President and his administration did many times, Vice President Pence affirmed Israel’s efforts to achieve peace and provide freedom for people of all faiths.

In addition, the Vice President strongly condemned the disastrous Iran Deal and stated that President Trump has decided that he will no longer certify this bad deal. Vice President Pence stated that, unless the deal is fixed, the US will withdraw and resume sanctions against the regime in Tehran. He promised that the US will not allow Iran to attain a nuclear weapon, under any circumstances. And he offered the hand of friendship to Iran’s people, telling them the US is not their enemy, and that when the day comes that the people of Iran throw off the oppression of their regime the United States will stand with them.

This historic speech by Vice President Pence marks a dramatic new day in American foreign policy. It also shows that CUFI has a perfect opportunity to seize the moment and work with Congress and the Trump Administration to achieve political victories that will protect Israel for decades to come.

Discussion
45 Comments
    CFS
    Jan 22, 2018 22:15 PM

    From the horse’s mouth:

    https://youtu.be/mau9PJB5BvA?t=1474

    CFS
    Jan 22, 2018 22:36 PM

    I believe in a two state solution for the Jews and the displaced people more recently called Palestinians.
    Since the majority of displaced arabs are in Jordan, it makes sense to me that the country would not be a bad choice for the Other state in the two state solution, but I cannot see that happening. Thus, I guess placing the capital of the Palestinian state in East Jerusalem and the Gaza strip plus the Area under comtrol of the Palestinian Authority has to be the physical location of the Palestinian state….It would be nice if somehow there could be a land swap to create a contiguous Palestinian area, but I can’t see that happening. I do know nothing can or will happen as long as the Palestinians refuse to accept a Jewish state.

      Jan 23, 2018 23:27 AM

      Alternatively, you could alway apply international law and 50 years of US policy.

      The two state solution is dead and indeed we have entered into a new era of the peace process.

      Interesting that the new way of framing the narrative is to suggest that surrounding Arab countries are now partly responsible where in reality Israel has had a consistent policy of stealing land from those who have lived there for 5,000 years for all 70 years of their existence.

      There is no peace because Israel doesn’t want peace.

    CFS
    Jan 22, 2018 22:14 PM

    China’s Uyghurs joined the jihadists in Syria.
    Several Central Asian groups in Syria currently have or have had also a historical presence in Afghanistan.

    GH
    Jan 23, 2018 23:27 AM

    What a load of garbage for Pence to say that the US is not the Iranian peoples´ enemy.

    How many Iranians died in the 1980s war with Iraq, who was backed by the US? How many were gassed by weapons provided to Hussein by the US? How many prominent US politicians have threatened to bomb Iran in recent year?

    Pence is a liar and an idiot. What is an embargo except for an attack on all the people of the country, with the idea that it will provoke enough discontent to topple the government? Another word for embargo is ‘siege’. I.e. embargo is a form of warfare waged against the entire populace.

    GH
    Jan 23, 2018 23:34 AM

    “Vice President Pence affirmed Israel’s efforts to achieve peace and provide freedom for people of all faiths.”

    Guffaw.

    Israel knows nothing but war, and will know nothing else as long as they maintain their expansionist ambitions.

    Saying that an apartheid state, based on some hard-to-define ethno-religious-cultural identity, is about freedom for all is too funny.

      b
      Jan 23, 2018 23:10 AM

      “is about freedom for all is too funny” i actually got a giggle myself.
      sad really.
      The americans will find out Iran is far to big a pce to chew if they should actually do something beyond their regular stupid.

    CFS
    Jan 23, 2018 23:15 AM

    The deal that put in temporary funding for the government brokered by Lindsey Graham and tricky Dick Dorbin stinks.
    OK, so it will give amnesty to the “Dreamers” so-called, but it will go far beyond that.
    There were 690,000 “dreamers” that signed up under Obama’s program, now increased to 800,000. But the deal also allows amnesty to be gien to their illegal parents that brought the “dreamers” in AND it will apply to any relatives of “dreamers” WITHOUT DOCUMENTATION. That is now over 3.3 million.
    And there is no agreement to chain immigration…..all those not in the US that are related to those given amnesty.
    Also, if that is not bad enough, the 50,000 diversary lottery legal immigration visas are now going to be allocated to Haitians, already here illegally. Just what the US needs, ill-educated, non-english people guaranteed to go on welfare and vote Democrat.
    Clearly Lindsey Graham needs to be kicked out of the Republican party; he is planning on destroying the U.S. as we know it.
    Since the election, Democrats have now won 31 ex-Republican state seats. The anti-Trump media is having an effect.

    CFS
    Jan 23, 2018 23:17 AM

    oops. diversary should be diversity

    CFS
    Jan 23, 2018 23:20 AM

    N.Y. NYMEX opens up and slammo. PMs knocked down again.

      Jan 23, 2018 23:23 AM

      CFTC……..joke……….SEC………….joke………

      Jan 23, 2018 23:42 AM

      The slammer is getting warmed up for the riggers……..

        Jan 23, 2018 23:30 AM

        OOTB:

        And the fact that sentiment, open interest and speculator longs are at an extreme can be safely ignored. After all, manipulation means you never have to admit you got it wrong in the first place.

          Jan 23, 2018 23:49 AM

          My only admission at this point is listening to the so called gurus……. 🙂

            Jan 23, 2018 23:52 AM

            If you would track open interest, sentiment and spec longs you could do it all yourself while everyone else is whining about the CFTC you could be making a lot of money.

            Jan 23, 2018 23:54 AM

            Point well made……

            Jan 23, 2018 23:53 PM
      Jan 23, 2018 23:39 AM

      But while what the Bitcoins have done has been a short term negative in the west regarding current interest in the precious metals, it is likely to be a boon of all booms once these undervalued assets begin to take off. A reason is that there are now a number of momentum traders around the world who have made so much money in various markets, they will not be afraid to pour into gold and silver investments as they really begin to REALLY move. This will be a force The Gold Cartel has not had to deal with before.

      It is only a matter of time before the physical supply needed by the cabal forces to keep the gold/silver prices at such ridiculously low price levels dries up. The momentum traders will pounce all over this new, delicious opportunity. The Gold Cartel will be forced to retreat.

    CFS
    Jan 23, 2018 23:36 AM

    Unbelievable….

    https://www.axios.com/how-much-is-elon-musk-paid-tesla-096f0307-ba96-4b2d-9615-4be36ce219ac.html

    My description of Tesla stock owners….suckers.

      Jan 23, 2018 23:54 AM

      Clients are extremely active…

      … we’re certainly seeing them at very high levels of optimism. And so, we’ll continue to monitor that.

      … client logins accounts trading and all posted healthy increases and retail clients were net buyers of 6.9 billion, this resulted in very strong trading 726,000 trades per day on average, which is up 49% from a year ago.

      In fact activity in January has been even stronger with 975,000 trades per day on average through the 17.

    CFS
    Jan 23, 2018 23:55 AM

    http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2018/01/breaking-thousands-new-strzok-page-text-messages-reference-secret-society-within-doj-fbi-working-trump-video/

    Strzok is paid by tax-payers while working for FBI, but receives/sends 50,000 texts in 6-months.

    Do you know how many that is per day?

    And yet he is considered to be “working”?

    I know if I was texting and receiving that many texts I would not get much else done.

      CFS
      Jan 23, 2018 23:03 AM

      Osisko Mining drills 5.9 m of 415 g/t Au at Windfall

      2018-01-23 08:07 ET – News Release

    CFS
    Jan 23, 2018 23:59 AM

    Avrupa samples up to 29,500 ppm Cu at Alvito

    2018-01-22 14:31 ET – News Release

    Mr. Paul Kuhn reports

    AVRUPA PROGRESS AT THE ALVITO IRON OXIDE COPPER-GOLD PROJECT, PORTUGAL

    Avrupa Minerals Ltd. has provided an update on progress at the Alvito project located in south Portugal. Exploration work is financed by Oz Minerals, who must spend $1-million (Australian) to earn-in to 51 per cent of the 300-square-kilometre project. To date, Avrupa has completed ground magnetics and gravity geophysical surveys, geological mapping, rock-chip sampling, and drill targeting. Originally, a 1500-metre drilling program was slated to be completed during Q3/Q4 2017, but continuing ground exploration work continued right up until the end of the year. Successful targeting suggests that there may be reason to increase the proposed amount of drilling to 2,000 metres to 2,500 meters.

    CFS
    Jan 23, 2018 23:01 AM

    Genesis Drilling Returns 8.73 g/t Gold Over 21.35 m From Chevrier Main Zone

    2018-01-23 03:05 ET – News Release

    Vancouver, British Columbia–(Newsfile Corp. – January 23, 2018) – Genesis Metals Corp (TSXV: GIS) (“Genesis” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce the results from the second phase of drilling completed at the Chevrier gold project (the “Project”) near Chibougamau, Quebec.

    Jan 23, 2018 23:55 AM
      Jan 23, 2018 23:57 AM

      On gold’s latest 18-year chart – a time period selected to show the prior 2000’s bullmarket in its entirety, we can readily see that a potential Head-and-Shoulders bottom has been forming since 2013, and the probability that this is the genuine article, the “real deal” is vastly improved by the dramatic increase in upside volume over the past 2 years as this base pattern has approached completion, which has driven volume indicators strongly higher over the past year, such that, rather incredibly, the Accum-Distrib line is already close to making new highs, which is a very bullish indication indeed.

    Jan 23, 2018 23:21 AM

    Dollar 23pt from 89……..dangerous level….if it goes under 90…….jmo

      CFS
      Jan 23, 2018 23:25 AM

      I would have thought below 90 is inevitable. The only question is when.

        Jan 23, 2018 23:29 AM

        Good question……when…….

    CFS
    Jan 23, 2018 23:34 AM

    https://www.darpa.mil/news-events/2018-01-17

    (Much of my research was funded by DARPA)